Tue Jan 14 14:50:16 UTC 2025: ## Pawar Slams Shah, Accuses Home Minister of Lacking Decorum

**Shirdi, Maharashtra –** NCP chief Sharad Pawar has sharply criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of failing to uphold the dignity of his office. The rebuke follows Shah’s recent assertion that the BJP’s landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections marked the end of the “politics of treachery and betrayal” allegedly initiated by Pawar in 1978.

Shah, addressing a BJP convention in Shirdi, referenced Pawar’s actions in 1978 when, as Chief Minister, he left the Vasantdada Patil government with 40 MLAs. Pawar vehemently denied Shah’s characterization, stating he was unaware of Shah’s whereabouts at the time and pointing out that members of the BJP’s predecessor party, the Jana Sangh, served in his cabinet.

Pawar further contrasted the current political climate with the past, recalling positive interactions with leaders across the political spectrum, including then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who appointed him to a key post despite their differing party affiliations. He emphasized the importance of maintaining decorum in high office, a quality he feels is currently lacking.

Shah, in his speech, claimed the BJP’s victory had ended years of political instability in Maharashtra, attributing it directly to Pawar’s actions. The BJP won 132 seats in the November elections, forming a government with allies Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and a faction of the NCP led by Ajit Pawar. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction, won only 46 seats. Pawar’s NCP faction secured a mere 10 seats.

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